Ask HN: What are some alternatives to HN?

Re:Ask HN: What are some alternatives to HN? by Spittie on Monday February 17, 2014 @07:35PM (#7255522)

I really wish HN would have tags, that's the killer feature of lobster for me (Someone posted http://newshack.io/ a while ago, which is an interface for HN with automatically generated tags, but I don't find it as good).

I've mixed feelings instead toward it being invite only - From one side, the fact that your account is something "precious" can encourage smart/intelligent discussions, and it's also hard for trolls/spammers to get in (and easier for the moderators to ban them permanently).

On the other side instead I like open communities, where the barrier to entry is very low (for example HN, or the always hated 4chan). Not that I can have a strong opinion about the lobster community, as I read it from time to time, but don't have an account on it.

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Re:Ask HN: What are some alternatives to HN? by burntsushi on Monday February 17, 2014 @08:16PM (#7255692)

Lobsters has an invitation queue that you can enter. That's how I joined. I got an invite in about an hour.

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Re:Ask HN: What are some alternatives to HN? by NicoJuicy on Monday February 24, 2014 @07:04AM (#7290333)

I'm also creating a hackernews with tags (but more for SMB and personalisation (eg. news,interests, ...))

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Re:Ask HN: What are some alternatives to HN? by roryokane on Monday February 17, 2014 @09:48PM (#7256048)

Your HN comment history shows you’re not a spammer. I’ve sent you an invite, to the email address in your profile.

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Re:Ask HN: What are some alternatives to HN? by bambax on Tuesday February 18, 2014 @04:00AM (#7257105)

I'd like one too! ;-) (My email's in my profile.)

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Re:Ask HN: What are some alternatives to HN? by bambax on Wednesday February 19, 2014 @05:24AM (#7262900)

... thanks!! ;-)

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